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The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther . Over 130 attacks have been documented in [ 1 ] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities.
Vehicle strikes, rat poison, inbreeding, urban encroachment and wildfire are contributing to an 'extinction vortex' for mountain lions.
The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North, Central and South America, making it the most widely distributed wild, terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most widespread in the world.
Mountain lions are typically “calm, quiet and elusive,” according to the National Park Service. While attacks involving mountain lions are rare, they are possible.
A video captured a mountain lion climbing a fence in a South Texas neighborhood. The big cat was later fatally shot by a Laredo officer. Officers killed an 'aggressive' mountain lion in Laredo.
P-22 (c. 2009/2010 – December 17, 2022) was a wild mountain lion who resided in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, on the eastern side of the Santa Monica Mountains.
As mountain lions seek to avoid wildfire zones, their risks of being hit by automobiles or entering deadly conflicts with other pumas are increasing.
But there is a “slim chance” for a dangerous encounter with a mountain lion, officials said. Shy of people, the animals prey upon deer and medium-sized wild animals.